diff --git a/test/test_ssl.py b/test/test_ssl.py
index 89ad4b80..e4ff24e9 100644
--- a/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ project_with_ssl_tests = test_projects.new_c_project(
         from urllib.request import urlopen
 
         context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
+        # badssl.com is a HTTPS test server that can be used to test SSL connections
         data = urlopen("https://tls-v1-2.badssl.com", context=context)
-        data = urlopen("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/main/CI.md", context=context)
-        data = urlopen("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/main/CI.md")
+        data = urlopen("https://tls-v1-2.badssl.com")
         """
     )
 )
diff --git a/unit_test/download_test.py b/unit_test/download_test.py
index ca54e9dc..4c5f9edc 100644
--- a/unit_test/download_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/download_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from cibuildwheel.util.file import download
 
-DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/v1.6.3/requirements-dev.txt"
+DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/pypa/cibuildwheel@v1.6.3/requirements-dev.txt"
 
 
 def test_download(monkeypatch, tmp_path):